On Wed, 17 May 2000, Jeff Williams wrote:
> As for Kent, well the bullshit flowith! Joe B. How about a
> .GOD special domain for Kent and Songbird. I know you can come
> up with something wholesome! >;) Send me the bill on the registration.
songbird.god is taken. any other choices? or sunrise variations?
Regards
Joe ;-)
>
> Repoman wrote:
>
> > Patrick Corliss wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > I should rise above that but it's hard not to fall into the trap
> >
> > Been there myself unfortunately from time to time. :-(
> >
> > > of fighting
> > > the battle on the other person's terms.
> >
> > Battle? The gradual TM lobby usurpation of the DNS has been conducted in
> > a 'closed door' manner as far as I suspect the internet community at large
> > and domain holders are concerned. I see little to no battle. Why fight if you
> > can
> > afford to insure victory by just buying it?
> > Judge and jury are financed by trademark holders in the current internet
> > arbitration scenario. If enough precendents in favor of TM holders, particularly
> > if common language terms like 'songbird' are in place in the UDRPs, then that
> > spells good (!$) business and invites establishment of more UDRPs. Ultimately
> > (if not already) the consideration of the the position of an arbiter at any UDRP
> > will also be based on his/her disposition on TMs I suspect.
> > 'Never bite the hand that feeds you'!
> >
> > Re Kent: I perceive Kent in this forum by now as a bright and eloquent salesman
> > selling something
> > (the TM scam) you have to (currently!) buy whether you wish to or not.
> > Nonetheless:
> > Much like the rare successful sale of a refigerator to an Eskimo, I suspect he:
> > a.) enjoys making 'the sale' the reference rather than the practical value of
> > the item he sells.
> > One Eskimo convinced is a sure fire reference for another Eskimo prospect!
> > Kent would sell the 'energy efficiency' of the unit, 'as it does not even need
> > to be plugged in to maintain food safety standards.'
> > Intelligent Eskimos like you or !Dr.Joe and many others on this list are
> > obviously
> > bad for business. Roberts would seem to be a much easier sell - especially with
> > a fat
> > 'factory buyer rebate' easily financing the next ICANN trip to Nepal (?) in
> > 2002.
> >
> > b.)he seeks ( I'd hate to sell Kent short) 'world domination' of
> > the word 'songbird' in the DNS. He may just be sweating his little 'songbird
> > whatever' TM right about now. 'Songbird' is about as thin as it get's I'd say in
> > TM and DNS.
> > Ask any kid on the street what he/she thinks a 'songbird' is.
> > Any word in 'Webster' (TM!) certainly has every and no claim on an address in
> > the global DNS.
> >
> > FCFS! A premise that built the US, Australia and every other country I can think
> > of
> > off hand that has any global significance today. This concept is as old as
> > sperm as a drastic example.
> > ('Thank god for the big TMs up at ICANN, but I should at least try to sell an
> > Eskimo here and there myself - if anything to convince myself by the endorsement
> > of some real Eskimo.' type of rationale on Kent's part? )
> >
> > >Of course he still hasn't replied
> > >properly to my 17 points.
> >
> > There are very few (if any) Eskimos on this list that would jump at the
> > opportunity of buying a fridge I've noticed. As Heather already aptly advised:
> > 'Don't hold your breath!' He can't reply compellingly to your points here
> > (although I wish he would try). Now as before I find Kent a valuable testing
> > ground of 'TM pro/con lobby argumentation'.
> >
> > Please continue your thought provoking, IMO important and often truly
> > interesting
> > comments on this list. Most reflect my exact thoughts (verbalized
> > very nicely by you Patrick!)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
> >
> > P.S.: I wonder how much it would cost to mail every domain(s) registrant in the
> > world
> > a brief opinion questionaire (even by snail mail (argh)- postcard even - no ppd
> > return envelope necessary) on major issues under consideration by ICANN to get a
> > feel for the sentiments of the net community? More or less than a trip to Berlin
> > or Cairo or Santiago...? The internet is akin to a new global community whose
> > opinions will be heard and the majority will prevail ultimately - hopefully with
> > an 'enlightened'(!!) and globally democratic ICANN at it's helm (my wish with
> > noted qualifications) but certainly also 'without', if global issues are not
> > addressed fairly.
>
> Regards,
>
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